Detailed description of the classification and role of new yoga

In the past two years, some new yoga courses have been diverse, including water yoga, power yoga, dynamic yoga, Iyengar yoga, Kuntrini yoga... So, what are the differences between these yoga courses? What different groups of people are suitable for?

Female Regeneration Yoga: Yoga specifically designed for women

This is the latest yoga course available at the moment. Yoga originated in India more than 5,000 years ago. It has always been practiced by men. The method of passing it down from master to apprentice has been passed down from generation to generation. Later, women practicing yoga slowly began to increase. Female practitioners often ask their masters (usually men) questions, such as: "Can I practice yoga during my period?" The master had no way to answer these questions, because all yoga movements were arranged based on men's physical characteristics and physiological structure, so the master had to vaguely say: "Some handstand postures cannot be practiced, but some simple ones can be practiced."

Five years ago, an American yoga master felt that the relationship between yoga and the female body was not so simple, so he began to study it. In 2009, he created a new yoga course called "Female Regeneration Yoga". It is completely different from previous courses such as female physiotherapy yoga and female health yoga. All poses are based on the female body structure. Some hip movements are practiced in conjunction with breathing to achieve the purpose of maintaining the female body. Currently, this new yoga course has just entered Guangzhou.

Suitable for the crowd: Suitable for women to practice, no foundation of yoga is required.

Power Yoga: Work on your muscles and endurance

Power yoga is currently the most popular yoga system in the United States and a new course that has only been introduced to China in the past two years. Many people think that power yoga and dynamic yoga are the same thing, but in fact they are completely different. Dynamic yoga is practiced while moving, while power yoga is practiced while still, using more "yin power". For example, a seemingly simple squatting action actually consumes a lot of physical strength, so it also has obvious effects on strengthening muscles. Power yoga emphasizes the combination of strength and flexibility and requires practice in conjunction with deep breathing

Suitable for people: men; muscle relaxation of women; need to have a certain foundation of yoga.

Quinni Yoga: Awakening Your Energy

Kundalini Yoga is the most original yoga, but it has only been in the public eye for the last two years. Some yoga practitioners have studied wakening yoga before, but wakening yoga is actually a series of yoga. "Quintrini" means a female snake. Everyone has a snake like this in their body. It represents energy, but when we usually don't activate it, it sleeps in our bodies. When we use yoga meditation and breathing to activate it, its energy will burst out. Therefore, Kuntrini Yoga is a kind of meditation yoga and a rather advanced realm in yoga practice. Only people who have practiced yoga for several years can practice Kuntrini Yoga. Therefore, at present, not many people offer this course in Guangzhou, and most of the practitioners are yoga instructors or professional yoga practitioners.

Suitable for the crowd: Professional yoga practitioners with certain skills.

NIKE Dynamic Yoga: Strengthen your muscles

As soon as the new yoga course was launched, NIKE Dynamic Yoga was quickly loved by some fitness experts, because NIKE Dynamic Yoga is a kind of exercise inspired by exercise training methods. It makes the originally static yoga practice "move" up, and completes the yoga practice in the process of "moving". Therefore, those bodybuilders who originally thought that yoga practice was boring and boring fell in love with this new "moving" yoga course. Because dynamic yoga emphasizes the integration of dynamic yoga training into exercise, its main effect is to strengthen and lengthen the practitioner's muscles, while at the same time allowing the body and breathing to have better control and strengthening core strength. The five basic elements of dynamic yoga are: strength, balance, softness, heart and lung, and core.

Suitable for people: men; muscle relaxation of women; need to have a certain foundation of yoga.

Water yoga: The best yoga to practice in summer

As the name suggests, water yoga is an innovative yoga course that cleverly combines the basic principles of water exercise with some yoga postures. Some movements that are difficult to do on land can be easily completed in the water using the buoyancy of water. Tens of thousands of people in the United States are keen on water yoga, and many swimming pools in Japan have also opened water yoga fitness programs, but in China, water yoga has just begun. According to experts, in China, although many people are interested in water yoga, they are unable to find suitable practice venues. For example, many health clubs do not have swimming pools. Coach Lan Hui said that water yoga has the most obvious weight loss effect, and also has the effect of regulating body balance and relaxing body and mind. Especially in summer, water yoga is the most suitable yoga to practice.

Suitable for the crowd: People who want to lose fat and shape; need a certain foundation in yoga.

Flowing water yoga: yoga with good detoxification effect

Just by looking at the name, some people will think that flowing water yoga is yoga practiced in water. In fact, flowing water yoga means that the yoga movements are a complete set, from standing posture to sitting posture, then to kneeling posture, and finally to lying posture. The whole set of movements is done like an assembly line. Flowing water yoga is a yoga practiced on land. It has outstanding detoxification and slimming effects. However, because it is done consistently, practitioners need to have a foundation in sports so that their physical strength can keep up.

Suitable for the crowd: People who want to strengthen the detoxification effect; they must have a foundation in exercise and a foundation in practicing yoga.

Iyengar Yoga: Getting rid of a stiff body

Iyengar yoga is developed by Indian master Iyengar (K. B。SIyengar) was founded and has only entered the public eye in the past two years. It attaches great importance to the correct placement of the human body, the physiological structure and the function of the skeletal muscles, etc., emphasizes the accuracy of postures and movements, and has the effect of correcting and restoring the body. Another important feature of Iyengar yoga is that tools such as bricks, straps, cushions and chairs are sometimes used to assist in practice. In terms of spirituality, Iyengar yoga is known for its safety and slowness, which can hone one's impetuous temperament and cultivate great concentration.

Suitable for the crowd: People who want to get rid of stiff bodies and develop concentration; need a certain foundation in yoga.

(Internship Editor: Xiao Yu)